Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand
New Zealand: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.8882 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand, 1981–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.8882 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand peaked at 0.8882 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7716 GPIA, in 1981.
That places New Zealand 58th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7716 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8536 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8323 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8426 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8882 GPIA | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7716 GPIA | 0.7716 GPIA | 0.7716 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.843 GPIA | 0.8323 GPIA | 0.8536 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8426 GPIA | 0.8426 GPIA | 0.8426 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8882 GPIA | 0.8882 GPIA | 0.8882 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 278,787 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 110,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 251,357 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,505 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,092 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 151,526 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand was 0.8882 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8882 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7716 GPIA in 1981.
- How does New Zealand rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- New Zealand ranks 58th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release